Information about chronic infections impact on metabolism?

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Julien Verdier

There is a review by Tracy McGaha (PubMed link, but the review is freely available) that discusses the role of amino acid catabolism in contexts of infections. One pathogen that comes to mind could be Candida albicans and the role of tryptophan ? But I am not sure if this is what you're looking for. If you'r looking for roles

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22889220

Miguel D. Prieto

Thanks a lot. I´m looking for roles in infection but also in how the disease or the microorganism regulates aminoacid metabolism in the host, mostly interested in serum